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Vancouver Island Events

Nov 1, 2025
Nov 1, 2025
🤩We Are So Excited To Share With You The Amazing Treasures We Have Curated For The 2025 Holiday Season. 🌟
❄️The Shoppe Will Be Bursting With Stunning & Thoughtful Giftware, Handcrafted Goods & Our Amazing Artisan Creations.
We Hope You Can Join Us Saturday, November 1st, 10:00-6:00 For Our Winter Wonderland Event.
***✨Please Note We Will Be Closed October 26-31 As We Switchover The Shoppe For The Season✨
Category:Events
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Time:10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Address:160 Corfield Street S. #5, Parksville
Location:Coast & Cottage
 
Nov 1, 2025
Day of the Dead Celebration
Giveaway for a trip for 2 to Octoberfest 2026 in Germany, everyone dressed for day of the Dead Saturday will get 5 extra tickets into the draw which will be drawn on Nov 3st @6pm

We are also doing a daily draw Friday Oct 31st and Saturday Nov 1st for a $250 visa gift card

Mexican Buffet Saturday Nov 1st 3-7pm get 10 extra tickets for getting the buffet $19.99 pre purchase or $24.99 day of buffet

Get 1 entry to the draw for each food or beverage purchased

We are looking forward to a fun weekend!!

Thank you for dressing up!
Category:Events
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Location: Shady Rest Pub
 
Nov 1, 2025
ECHO Players Open House & Volunteer Demonstration

Have you ever dreamed of being part of the magic of live theatre? Now’s your chance! ECHO Players invites the community to its Open House and Volunteer Demonstration on Saturday, November 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Village Theatre in Qualicum Beach.

This free, drop-in event is your backstage pass to explore the many ways you can get involved—on stage, behind the scenes, or front of house. Whether you're a seasoned theatre lover or brand new to the arts, there's a role for you in our vibrant volunteer community.

Volunteer Opportuniti...more info
Category:Events
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Time:1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Address:110 West 2nd Avenue Qualicum Beach
Location:Village Theatre
Cost:Free
 
Nov 1, 2025
The Great Parksville Downtown Pumpkin Smash

Not to be outdone by Tricking & Treating, pumpkins will gather in Memorial Plaza for an amazing pumpkin smash starting at 1:00 the day after Halloween.

Bring your pumpkin and watch as it is dropped from the top of the Parksville Fire Hall ladder truck.

It's going to be a smashing good time!
Category:Events
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Time:1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Address:Memorial Ave, Parksville
Location:Memorial Plaza
 
Nov 1, 2025
Join us for our Rockin’ Halloween Bash featuring Majesties Request. Come on out on Saturday, November 1st for this spooky celebration; dress up and enter the costume contest for the chance to win a prize, enjoy some spooky food & drink specials, and dance the night away to the best of the Rolling Stones.
Category:Events
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Time:7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Address:2038 Rocking Horse Place, Nanoose Bay
Location:Rocking Horse Pub
Cost:$25
 
Oct 30, 2025 to Nov 1, 2025
This Hallowe’en, the bats are back!

Kids Spooky Week at the Qualicum Beach Museum is happening 3 days in a row this year!

On October 30th, 31st, & November 1st, from 1 – 4 p.m., drop by for some family-fun activities.

Featuring crafts, a pumpkin hunt, spooky prizes, and fang-tastic bat-themed learning, hosted by our in-house BC Bat Ambassador!

Free event & all ages welcome!
Category:Family
Start:Oct 30, 2025
End:Nov 1, 2025
Time:1 – 4 p.m
Address:587 Beach Rd Qualicum Beach
Location:Qualicum Beach Museum
Cost:Free
 
Nov 1, 2025
NEW at the Qualicum Beach Museum: We are now open on Saturdays!

If you are looking for something for the family to do on Saturday afternoons - bonus points if it's fun and educational - look no further than 'Learning Saturdays' at the Qualicum Beach Museum!

Each Saturday afternoon, educational crafts, reading materials, and activities will be available for kids of all ages, and the theme changes every month.

February's theme? Salmon & Fish Friends!

March's theme? Endangered Species

April's theme? Earth & Our Environment


Learning Saturdays occurs on a drop-in basis w...more info
Category:Events
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Time:1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Address:587 Beach Road Qualicum Beach
Location:Qualicum Beach Museum
Cost:By Donation
Website:Open Site
 
Nov 1, 2025
Live Music at The Bayside

Join us for live music every weekend. Friday and Saturday evenings, music from 5:30-8:30 pm and Sunday mornings 11am-2pm. Visit our website for musician line-up.
Category:Events
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Time:5:30-8:30 pm
Address:240 Dogwood Street Parksville
Location:Bayside Restaurant & Lounge
Cost:Free
 
Nov 1, 2025
Visit Qualicum Beach Farmers Market every Saturday from 8:30am-12pm, Year Round and enjoy an incredible selection of fresh produce and locally produced goods. Our vendors make, bake, or grow the products they offer for sale.

Get to know who produces your food. Discover the wealth of mid-Island production from a wide variety of local home and commercial providers. Learn from them in person the joys and challenges of delivering quality fruits, vegetables and berries, maintaining heritage varieties and assuring the freshest and best flavoured homemade products.

We love your fur babies too, ...more info
Category:Markets
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Time:8:30am-12pm, Year Round
Address:644 Veterans Way Qualicum Beach
Location:Qualicum Beach Community Hall
 
Nov 1, 2025
Oceanside musicians, you gotta hear this! Real Deal hosts Jam Sessions first Saturday of every month at Deez!

All players and singers are welcome, whether you want to do a single act or play with other musicians. REAL DEAL will provide drums, guitar, and bass amps, so players bring your instruments and join in!
Category:Events
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Time:5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Address:3353 Island Highway West Qualicum Beach
Location:Deez Bar & Grill
Website:Open Site
 
Nov 1, 2025
Science in the Park - Stellar Salmon


Explore RDN parks and protected areas with Nanaimo Science’s outreach educators. These all ages parent participation drop-in events will have you exploring your parks with nature hikes, explorations of local flora and fauna, science games and art projects Learn about the salmon lifecycle and see where they swim upstream every year. Contact RDN Recreation and Parks by calling 250-248-3252 or 250-752-5014 or go online rdn.bc.ca/recreation.

Big Qualicum River Regional Trail


Sa Nov 1 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free drop-in
Category:Events
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Time:11 a.m.-2 p.m
Address:215 Fisheries Rd, Qualicum Beach
Location:Big Qualicum River Regional Trail
Cost:Free
 
Oct 27, 2025 to Nov 2, 2025
Explore a Spooky story. Follow the signs along the trail, meet characters in scenic spots, and feel the book come alive. A fun, outdoor adventure for all ages! The Storywalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. Free drop-in. Contact RDN Recreation and Parks by calling 250-248-3252 or 250-752-5014 or go online rdn.bc.ca/recreation.
Category:Events
Start:Oct 27, 2025
End:Nov 2, 2025
Address:1575 Stone Lake Drive Nanoose Bay
Location:Stone Lake Drive Community Park
Cost:Free
 
Nov 1, 2025
Forged on the streets of Brooklyn and honed through decades of touring andrecording together in North America and Europe, the musical relationshipbetween drummer Alan Jones and multi-instrumentalist Phil Dwyer is one of themost exciting and dynamic in contemporary jazz.

Rounded out by rising star bassist (and Phil’s son) Ben Dwyer, thisintergenerational trio merges decades of jazz tradition with fearless modernexpression. Phil’s commanding tenor voice and explorative piano work blend seamlessly with Alan’s roots in post-bop and avant-garde jazz and Ben’s deepgroove and youthful insight.

...more info
Category:Concerts
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Time:7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Address:345 Pym Street Parksville
Location:Knox United Church
Cost:$30
 
Nov 1, 2025
Book Signing - Vancouver Island: The Art of the Landscape

Come join Kelly & I while we discuss and sign our NEW BOOK "Vancouver Island - The Art of the Landscape".

The book is a celebration of Vancouver Island as seen through my photography over the last 20 years. We will share our stories and process behind creating the book.

Signed books will be available for purchase through Fireside Books.

Saturday, November 1, 2025, 11-1pm. No charge.

Book Signing - Vancouver Island: The Art of the Landscape
Book Signing - Vancouver Island: The Art of the Landscape

Category:Events
Date:Nov 1, 2025
Time:11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Address:1-464 Island Hwy E Parksville
Location:Fireside Books
Cost:Free


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